It shows both modern and contemporary art of the type that is usually shown in the big cities.Everything is housed in an old boiler plant, in the former hospital area Marieberg, is Kristinehamn’s art museum with a view of Lake Vänern’s sparkling waters and lovely promenades. The area is located about 3 km northwest of the […]
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The Havenkwartier is an area full of character in which industrial heritage, creative entrepreneurs, art and culture, catering, building and living are combined with a still active inner harbor. The Havenkwartier is synonymous with experimentation, pioneering and room for ideas. In addition to the permanent residents of the area (including more than 90 entrepreneurs and organizations ), many public activities […]
A museum full of nostalgia! You can follow technology, quality and diversity over 300 years of development at one of the world’s oldest and most multifaceted industrial companies. It began in 1689 with muskets and other weapons for the Swedish armed forces. Then came sewing machines in 1872, followed by cookers and a multitude of […]
Every year, tens of thousands of children and (grand) parents find their way to Toy Museum Deventer. We are a family museum full of everyday and special toys where people from 0 to 88 have a great and educational afternoon. And that since 1932! First as an annex of the historical museum and after a number of relocations […]
The Great Church or St. Lebuinus Church (Dutch: Grote of Lebuïnuskerk) is the main church building of the Dutch city of Deventer, Netherlands. It is a Gothic hall church, built between 1450 and 1525. Originally consecrated to the English missionary Lebuinus, it was one of the most distinguished churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht. In 1580 it was taken over by the Calvinists, who […]
In the spring of 2003, not long after the last user, the trade union, had closed the door behind him, a number of trade unionists argued for the preservation of this building of the former occupational health service of shipyard ‘De Schelde’. In those years, the Stadsherstel foundation also regularly advocated for the preservation of the […]
Teaterladan (The barn theatre), officially Hedemora Gamla Theater (old Swedish spelling of Old Theatre of Hedemora), is a theatre and a listed building in Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden. It was built somewhere between 1826 and 1829 as a combined barn and theatre in three floors, with the stage and dressing rooms at the top and the storage area at the two lower floors. The first performance at the stage was […]
Hanhinkari is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago. Location Hanhinkari lies in the Haparanda archipelago, the part of the Norrbotten archipelago that is included in the Haparanda Municipality. All the islands in the Haparanda archipelago have emerged in the last 1,500 years or so, as the bed of the bay […]
Vlissingen Navy Drydock is a dry dock in Vlissingen. It is the oldest dry dock of the Netherlands, and is now a tourist attraction known as Dok van Perry. Current Situation as Dok van Perry In 2010 restoration of Vlissingen Navy Drydock began by digging it out. In 2013 the renovated dock was reopened by Pieter van Vollenhoven. In […]
Stenhammar is a palace and mansion located outside Flen in Södermanland County, Sweden, about 120 kilometers southwest of Stockholm. It is situated right by the Western Main Line railway (Västra stambanan). Stenhammar is owned by the State and it has been leased to King Carl XVI Gustaf since 1966, but is not considered a crown palace. The previous leaseholder was Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (younger brother of the Kings’ paternal grandfather) who […]
Falsterbo Lighthouse. To the north-east of the lighthouse is the city of Skanör-Falsterbo, to the south-east of the lighthouse are some of the finest sandy beaches in Sweden and surrounding the lighthouse is the golf course of the Falsterbo Golf Club. Present activities Even though the lighthouse is managing itself nowadays, there are still many activities around it. Falsterbo is […]
Måkläppen is a nature reserve that stands out from the Falsterbo peninsula, in south western Sweden. It was created by sandbanks built on top of a moraine core. The Måkläppen nature reserve and nature conservation association was formed in 1899. The appearance of Måkläppen changes as sand builds up and is taken away by ocean currents, wind, storm surge and high tide. […]
The Zeeuws Maritime MuZEEum is a maritime museum in the center of Vlissingen, situated on the marina of the city. It is the successor of the Stedelijk Museum in Vlissingen. It is housed in a building once owned by the Lampsins family, prominent in the shipping business in the 17th century. Building The muZEEum is housed in […]
The first Stone Age farmers settled here and left us a unique legacy. Thousands of years later, people built new monuments. Hundreds of churches, many with roots in the Middle Ages, testify to Falbygden’s prosperity and central position. The museum’s task is to manage and convey this rich cultural heritage from ancient times onwards in […]
Het Arsenaal in Vlissingen, voor een gezellig dagje weg in Zeeland Voor een leuk dagje weg met de kinderen, een familie-uitje of kinderfeestje in Zeeland, biedt Het Arsenaal in Vlissingen het grootste piratenpark van Nederland. En niet alleen voor kinderen, in dit zeeroversnest is er voor jong en oud van alles te beleven! Ontdek bij […]
The Falkenberg Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Falkenberg, Sweden, built between 1756 and 1761. The bridge spans the Ätran river and is a listed building since 1984. It underwent major repair and restoration works in 1927 and 1994. The bridge is still in use and is used by an average of 3,800 vehicles a day. It was a toll bridge until 1914. The ruin of […]
Skurugata is a rock canyon in Eksjö Municipality, southern Sweden, an 800-metre gorge which runs up to 56 metres deep and is at points only 7 metres wide. There are several different theories for its origin but one of the more popular theories is that it was created by parallel faulting. The mountain around the gorge itself and the stones spread across its […]
Boden Fortress is a modern fortress consisting of several major and minor forts and fortifications surrounding the city of Boden, Norrbotten, in northern Sweden. The fortress was originally intended to stop or delay attacks from the east or coastal assaults, which at the time of construction meant Russian attacks launched from Finland. It was primarily the expansion of the railway net in Norrland, which […]
The impressive building Havremagasinet is one of Boden’s largest buildings, a house with a total area of 3,600 m2, spread over six floors. This listed building is today over 100 years and used to store horse feed, oat, the horses at the Swedish Armed Forces. Nowadays, Havremagasinet houses one of the largest art halls in […]
Mountainbike For you as a mountain bike cyclist, there are several quality-assured Biking Värmland trails in Arvika. The trails are graded according to the technical degree of difficulty where the trail’s surface, obstacles, width and steepness are assessed. In Arvika there are red, blue and green trails. Cycling with the family Arvika offers great bike rides for […]
Arboga Robot Museum is a museum that reflects robot development in Sweden. The business is run by the Robot History Association in Arboga . The collections range from the first Swedish-developed robot to the armament for the JAS 39 Gripen . In total, the Arboga Robot Museum has about 25 different robots from the army , navy and air force in the permanent exhibition. The museum also has copies […]
Nolhaga (Nordhaga) has been mentioned since the 16th century. Together with Sörhaga, the farm formed a village called Hage or Hagen. When Jonas Alström (noble Alströmer 1751) returned to his hometown of Alingsås in 1723 from his long stay in England and study trips in Europe, he bought Nolhaga and several adjoining farms and formed Nolhaga […]
Feskekôrka is an indoor fish market in Gothenburg, Sweden, which got its name from the building’s resemblance to a Neo-gothic church. It opened on 1 November 1874, and was drawn by the city architect Victor von Gegerfelt. Feskekôrka is an institution in Gothenburg as well as a tourist magnet, housing one of the city’s oldest trades, fishing. Apart from a fish market, there […]
Visitor yard Emau’s farm and nature reserve is a popular excursion destination for families and groups. At Emaus you will meet leisure educators / leaders and animals: horses, goats, cats, rabbits, pigs and chickens. There is a playground and various outdoor toys to borrow such as logs, hobo chess, pedal tractors and stick horses. The […]
Attractiepark Toverland is an amusement park located in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It first opened in 2001 as an indoor family entertainment center, operated by the Gelissen Group. Meanwhille Toverland has grown into a fully-fledged theme park. It is critically acclaimed as one of the best themeparks in the country. Still, the theme park has a image problem. It has a stigma that the […]
Innovatum Science Center is the place for all children and young people to discover, experience and test technology. Innovatum has 4400 square meters full of interactive stations, creative playgrounds and fascinating experiments. At Innovatum Science Center there is the opportunity to be active, play and try things for the whole family, but there is also […]
The 8 parishes of the Venlo district work together within the Federation Parishes VenloStad. This website forms the central communication platform between the pastoral team and its supporting administrators and volunteers on the one hand and all parishioners within those 8 faith communities on the other. Weekly services Saturdays 09.00 Genooi Chapel 5.00 pm Chapel of […]
The Saab Car Museum is an automobile museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. It covers the history of the Saab brand of automobiles manufactured by Saab under various owners since 1947. The museum is housed within one of the old factory buildings at Innovatum [se], a science and technology centre on the former NOHAB industrial estate in Trollhättan. The museum’s collection of about 120 vehicles was scheduled to be […]
Opening hoursFor groups of 10 people or more, the museum can be visited by appointment every day (Monday to Sunday) from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Unfortunately, individuals cannot visit the museum at this time. Devices are demonstrated during a tour. PricesA visit (duration 2 hours) is as follows: – guided tour of the museum (1 […]
Few municipalities have as good cycle paths as Varberg! Many of the roads are also suitable for inline skiing. In several places along the various cycle paths, there is the possibility of overnight accommodation for those who choose to cycle in stages. Åkullaleden The trail is about 20 km long and starts east of Varberg’s […]
The Limburg Museum is a cultural-historical museum in the Julianapark in the Dutch city of Venlo. The Limburg Museum, the Discovery Center Continium in Kerkrade and the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht are the three provincial museums in Limburg. The museum’s collections include archaeological material from the Neolithic onwards and folklore items, including agricultural tools, kitchen utensils, textiles, clothing and objects relating to carnival and popular […]
Gröna Lund is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which limits expansion. The 3.8 ha (9.4 acres) musement park has over 30 attractions and is a popular venue for concerts in the summer. It was founded in 1883 […]
ABBA The Museum is a Swedish interactive exhibition about the pop band ABBA that opened in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2013. ABBA‘s collected works are showcased in a contemporary, interactive setting at Djurgården, Stockholm. ABBA The Museum is, despite its name, not a museum because it has no collections, does not conduct research and is for-profit. It is not a member of either Swedish ICOM or Riksförbundet Sveriges museer. Exhibits Exhibits […]
Julianatoren (English: Juliana Tower) is an amusement park which is located in the municipality of Apeldoorn. The park is built around the Queen Juliana Tower, which was built in 1910, and is currently a rijksmonument (listed building). The tower was built next to Het Loo Palace, to celebrate the birth of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at the palace in 1909. Originally the […]
Bonnstan dates back to the 17th century, and one of the oldest known depictions of the church town is given by Carl von Linné when he describes his visit to Skellefteå in 1732: inwid kyrkian Siällefte, an innumerable hoop of houses, as well as a polite town, with white chimneys, built on the 2nd streets, with […]
Nature Park Berg en Bos is a nature reserve of 250 hectares in the Apeldoorn village Berg en Bos in the Netherlands. The park is on the edge of the Veluwe hill area. History Park Berg & Bos, owned by the municipality of Apeldoorn, was built in 1934. It was a job creation project in the crisis of the Great Depression. This place was, […]